Identification of the infrared counterpart to a newly discovered X-ray source in the galactic center

被引：31
作者：
Mikles, Valerie J. [1 ]
Eikenberry, Stephen S.
Muno, Michael P.
Bandyopadhyay, Reba M.
Patel, Shannon
机构：
[1] Univ Florida, Dept Astron, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA
[2] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
[3] Univ Calif Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 USA
来源：
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL | 2006年 / 651卷 / 01期
基金：
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词：
accretion; accretion disks; Galaxy : center; infrared : stars; stars : individual (CXO J174536.1-285638); X-rays : binaries; X-rays : stars;
D O I：
10.1086/507480
中图分类号：
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号：
0704 ;
摘要：
We present first results of a campaign to find and identify new compact objects in the Galactic center. Selecting candidates from a combination of Chandra and 2MASS survey data, we search for accretion disk signatures via infrared spectroscopy. We have found the infrared counterpart to the Chandra source CXO J174536.1-285638, the spectrum of which has strong Br gamma and He I emission. The presence of C III, N III, and He II indicate a binary system. We suspect that the system is some form of high-mass binary system, either a high-mass X-ray binary or a colliding-wind binary.
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页数：8
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